Operating mechanism for washing and wringing machines.



R, B. GOODRIGH.

OPERATING MECHANISM FOR WASHING AND WRIHGING MACHINES. I. APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 23, 1909. I 1 @?5 1 3, Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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R, B. GGODRIGH.

GHANISM FOR WASHING AND WRINGING MAG EiHES.

OPERATING APELIOATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1909.

Patented @923 14%, 5.913.

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R. B. GOODRIGH. OPERATING MECHANISM FQR WASHING AND WRiNGIBTG MACHINES. APPLICATION 3mm) SEPT. 23, 1909.

1,,O"?i5, 1 3, Patented 06$. M, 1913.

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"LL GOODRIGE. OPERATIHG MEGHA'NTGM FOR WASHING AND WRINGING momma,

AP .LI'OATIGN YET-ED SEPT. 23, 1909. I

of a link 35, the other end of said link, as shown in Fig. 4, being pivoted at 36 to the cover. Thus, when the cover swings te open position, the hood 33 Will be swung over the beveled gear 24, and when said cover ;is closed, the hood swings away from the beveled gear, permitting the gear-32 to move into mesh therewith.

Mounted upright on the base or bed 16 is a Wringer, comprising a frame 37 having coacting wringer-rolls 3,8 that aresuitably geared together, as shown at 39, and also preferably provided with a handlecrank -10, which may be readily removed. Disposed in line with theshaftof the lower roll 38, is a wringer driving shaft i1 that can be connected to and disconnected from said wringer roll shaft by means of cooperating toothed clutch members 4E2, 42* one being fastto the lower roll spindle or shaft, the other rotating with the shaft 41, and being slidable along the same. Its sliding movement is effected byv means of a lever 43 fulcrumed upon a supporting arm 4A, and having a yoke i5 that embraces the clutch member 42* and engages in an annular groove 46 formed therein. I Springs 47, connected to the yoke 4:5 and to a stationary part of the frame, may be used to normally maintain the clutch members 1 disengaged, but it will be obvious that if the lever43 is swung against the action of the springs, the clutch members will be brought into coaction, and the wringer driving shaft 41 thus coupled to the wringer rolls. This operation may be accomplished by hand, but it is also effected automatically. To this end, the lever 43 is provided with an offset tappet lug or projection 4C8 that is disposed in the path of movement of the swinging cover 13 or a fixed element 48 thereon. It will therefore be obvious that I when this cover is swung to'open position shaft.

wheels 49, 49

and when as a consequence, the agitator is disconnected from the motor, the wringer willbe coupled to the wringer driving shaft 41. On the other hand, when the cover 13 moves. to closed position, the springs i? can react to disconnect the wringer driving shaft 41 from the wringer rolls, while the agitator will 'be connected to the motor The above described wringer driving shaft 41 is given a continuous rotary movement from the motor-driving shaft 22, preferably by the following mechanism. Loosely 'journaled upon the motor driving shaft 22 are two freely rotatable cupped ratchet arranged in reversed but matching relation to form a casing, each A 50. "Secured to the driving shaft 22, within the casing 'thus produced, is a hub 51 carwheel having similar internal ratchet "teeth rying oppositely disposed arms 52, on which are pivoted dogs 53 that respectively and altgrnately directly clothes can operate on the ratchet teeth of the wheels 49, 49 It will thus be obvious that when the motor is in operation, and

the shaft 22 rotating back and forth upon its axis, the ratchet wheels l9 and' ill will be alternately given a step-by-step rotation in opposite directions. The said ratchet wheels 49 and 49*, are respectively provided with gear wheels 54 and 55, preferably, though not necessarily formed, integral therewith, and one of these gear wheels, as 54, meshes with another gear wheel 56 fast upon the wringer driving shaft l1. The

other gear wheel on the ratchet wheel- 49 meshes with an idler 57, which, in turn,

meshes with a gear wheel 58 fast upon the wringer driving shaft 41. Consequently, it will be clear that the oscillation ofthe motor driving shaft 22' will effect a continuous rotary movement of the drive shaft. 4C1 in one direction, and when this shaft is coupled to the wringer, the rolls "will be given a continuous rotary movement.

From the above, it will be seen that a simple but thoroughly practical apparatus is provided, which can be successfully used in the household by one wholly unacquainted with machinery or mechanics. All that. an

operator has to do is to connect the motor with the water supply, and thus set the same in operation. Having introduced theclothes to be cleaned into the receptacle, the cover is closed, and thereupon the agitator is'con nected to the motor, and is thus placed in operation, while the wringer is-at a standstill. Having completed the cleansing operation, the cover is raised, whereupon the agitator is disconnected from the motor and the gear 24 automatically shrouded or covered. The opening movement of the cover couples the wringer to the motor so that the be'taken from the machine and passed through the wringer rolls.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of con struction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In operating mechanism of the char-. acter described, the combination with an oscillatory driven member, of a rotary driven member,an oscillatory'motor, gearing connecting the motor with the oscillatory driven member, and gearing connecting'the motor with the rotary driven member, said latter gearing including means ffor tran'sforming oscillatory motion to rotary motion.

2. In operating mechanism of the charac ter described, the combination with'an oscil I connecting them from, the motor..

3., -In,-operating mechanism of the character described, the combinationwith an oscillatory driven: member, of a rotary driven member, an oscillatory motor, gearing connectingthe motor with the oscillatory driven .member, gearing connecting the'motorwith latorymotor havinga driving shaft, of an oscillatory, driven member geared to the Shafhiatchetwheels journaled on the dri'ving shaft, -f dogs mounted on the shaft. and alternately acting on the ratchet wheels, and

arotary driven member geared to and continuously "receiving motion from the ratchet 4;. Inoperating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a base and a movable element associated therewith, of a driven member mounted on the movable element, a motor mounted on the base and detachably engaged gears connecting the motor and driven member and carried respectively by the base and movableelement, said gears automatically disengaging'when the movable element is moved.

5. In operating mechanism of the charac- V ter described, the combination with a base, a

movable element carried thereby, of a motor,

a driven member, and means automatically operated by the movable element to effect the connection and disconnection of the motor and driven member.

6. In operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a base and a movable element carried thereby, of a motor, a driven member, and means automatically. operated by the movable element when the same is-moved to connect the motor and driven member,

7.. In operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a base and a movable element carried thereby, of a motor, a drivenmmber, a clutch for conter descri ed, the combination .with a base necting and disconnecting the motor and driven member, and clutch operating means including an element located in the path of movement of the movable element.

8. In operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a base having a movable element associated therewith, of a motor, and a driven member, both mounted on the base, a clutch for connecttngand disconnecting the motor and driven member, and a lever for operating the V clutch, said lever having a portion disposed 1n the pathof movement of the movable element. I Y

9. In 0 crating mechanism of the characa movable element carried thereby, of

an oscillatory driven 'member, a rotary driven" member, a motor {for driving the mem'- bers and means automatically operated on the 7 movement of the 'ino'vable 'element to difi'erent positions for alternately" connecting the motor 'to the oscillatory member and to the rotary member. 10. In operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a base having a movable element associated therewith, of an'oscillatory driven member, a rotary driven member, a motorjfor. operating the members, and means automaticallyoperated on the movement of the movable element to one posit-ion to disconnect the motor and oscillatory member and connect the motor to the rotary member, said means being antomatically operated on the 'movement of.

the movable element to another position to disconnect the motor and rotary member, and connect said motor and oscillatory memben' i 11. In operating mechanism "of" the characten described, the combination'with a base having a movable 'element associated therewith, of an oscillatory driven member carried by the movable element, a gear connected with said driven member, a motor including a driving shaft, a gear carried by the driving shaft, the gear of the oscillatory driven member being movable into and out of mesh with the gear of the motor on the movement of the movable element, a rotary driven vmember, a clutch for connecting and disconnecting the motor and rotary driven member, and clutch actuating means disposed in the path of movement of the movable element.

. 12. In operating mechanism of the char- 'acter described, the combination with a base, of a movable element associated therewith, an oscillatory driven member carried by the movable element, a gear connected with said driven member, an oscillating motor including a driving shaft, a gear carried by the drivingshaft, the gear of the oscillatory driven member being movable into and out of mesh with the gear ofthe driving shaft on the movement of the movable element, a rotary .driven member, means mounted on the driving shaft and geared to the rotary driven member for transforming the oscillating motion of the driving shaft into rotary motion for said rotary driven member, a clutch for connecting and disconnecting the rotary driven member from the said means, and a clutch operating lever having a portion vdisposed in the path of with, a motor including a driving shaft, a

gear carried by the driving shaft, a driven member mounted on the movable element, a

with, a motor mounted on the base and .gear, and alink connection between the gear carried with said driven member and movable into and out of mesh with the gear of the driving shaft, and a guard for the driving shaft gear that is movable over such gear when the movable element is moved to a position for disengaging the said gears.

14. In agearing, the combination with a base, of a movable element associated therehavinga-drivin shaft, a gear carried by the. driving sha t, a driven member supported in the movable element, a gear carried with the driven memberand movable into and out of mesh with the gear of the driving shaft, a guard for the driving shaft gear pivotally mounted on the base and movable to and from a position over said motor mechanlsm having a gear eygaged and disengaged by the gearing of the driven member according to. the position of the movable element.

16. In a gearing,-the combination of a support, a hinged member, a vertical oscillating shaft journaled in "the hinged member, a gear on the outer end of the ,shaft, arotary driven member, a single motor, a shaft driven by said motor, a driving shaft connected with said motor and supported in a planeabove the hinged member, gear devices operatively connected with said shaft for operating said oscillating shaft and said rotary driven member, and arranged to permit the driving connection for the os cillating shaft to be shifted when the hinged member is raised, and a device comprising means forcontrolling said gear devices for selecting either the oscillating motion or the rotary motion.

'In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH B. GOODRICH.

Witnesses:

ROGER MORRISON, E. M. GRUB. 

